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Table 3 Change in clinical variables (Δ), body composition parameters and disease activity scores following exercise and control periods (8 weeks)

From: Moderate-intensity aerobic and resistance exercise is safe and favorably influences body composition in patients with quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a randomized controlled cross-over trial

 

Exercise group (n = 13)

Control group (n = 7)

p-value

Weight (kg)

0 (−1.15, 1.55)

−1.6 (−2.1, 0.2)

0.624

BMI (Kg/m2)

0 (−0.395, 0.48)

−0.58 (−0.74, −0.54)

0.116

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

−5 (− 12, − 2)

−8 (− 14, − 2)

0.536

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

−4 (−8.5, 0.5)

−9 (− 10, − 2)

0.311

Resting heart rate (Beats per minute)

−7 (− 12, − 2)

−1 (−9, 6)

0.211

Total body fat percentage (%)

−2.1 (− 2.15, − 0.45)

0.1 (− 0.4, 1)

0.022a

Fat mass - total (kg)

− 1.52 (− 2.32, − 0.04)

− 0.04 (− 0.93, − 0.04)

0.487

Fat mass - trunk (kg)

−0.82 (− 1.4, − 0.002)

−0.13 (− 0.8, 0.78)

0.688

Lean tissue mass(kg)

1.59 (0.68, 2.69)

−1.38 (− 2.45, 0.26)

0.003a

Change in disease activity score

 Simple Colitis Index

−1 (− 1, 0)

0 (− 1.5–2)

0.435

 Harvey Bradshaw Index

0 (− 1, 0.5)

0 (0, 0)

1.00

  1. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare changes in variables between groups. Median values for the change in these variables (interquartile ranges) are stated. Significant p-values adjusted for multiple comparisons (Bonferroni). aindicates statistical significance